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Articles from 2017

Microsoft backs bill to give harassment cases their day in court, waives its own arbitration clauses

Microsoft is throwing its support behind a bill that would prevent employers from requiring arbitration for sexual harassment claims, saying… Read More

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: Rewinding the ‘5/9’ hack in a stunning season finale

 [Spoiler Alert] In order to deeply analyze the hacks in Mr. Robot Episode 10 (shutdown-r), this article covers various important… Read More

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Virgin Galactic strikes a deal to send Italian scientist on suborbital space trip in 2019

News Brief: Virgin Galactic and the Italian Space Agency say they’ve signed a letter of intent to send an Italian… Read More

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Hyperloop One revs up funding and speed as billionaire Richard Branson takes chair

Virgin Hyperloop One now officially has British billionaire Richard Branson as its chairman, along with $50 million more in funding… Read More

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Alaska Airlines cuts Seattle to Portland flight prices after Amtrak train derailment blocks I-5

Alaska Airlines has dropped prices for flights from Seattle to Portland, providing an alternative for holiday travelers impacted by the… Read More

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Rarely seen bluntnose sixgill shark filmed by Paul Allen crew exploring wreckage of WWII ship

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omlJVOvtwMc Scientists working for Paul Allen are at it again, making a surprise finding deep beneath the surface of the… Read More

After raising cash, 3D map maker for autonomous vehicles Carmera opens Seattle office

Carmera is the latest tech startup to open a Seattle-area office. The Brooklyn, NY-based company recently expanded operations to the… Read More

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World View unveils first pictures from its Stratollite high-altitude balloon platform

World View Enterprises’ first near-space pictures demonstrate how the Arizona company’s balloon-based imaging platform can rival satellite views. The photos… Read More

Reviews: Echo Spot is Amazon’s cutest device yet, but it has a few issues

Amazon’s latest Alexa-powered device, the Echo Spot, is one of the best looking gadgets ever produced by the retail giant,… Read More

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Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch space venture puts monster plane through first taxi test

That’s one more not-so-small step for Stratolaunch’s giant airplane: The space venture’s founder, software billionaire Paul Allen, is showing off… Read More

Seattle Seahawks Blitz

Seahawks teaming with Fanatics and Uber Eats to deliver jerseys and more gifts in time for holidays

A few uninjured defenders, a running game, some more offensive line help — all of that may be on your… Read More

Esports betting startup Unikrn partners with MGM to host video game tournaments on Las Vegas Strip

Unikrn is getting into brick-and-mortar on the Las Vegas Strip. The Seattle esports betting startup today announced a new deal… Read More

Seattle-area transit ridership growing faster than other big U.S. cities, with more options on the way

Seattle’s bus and rail system is growing faster than its counterpart in several major U.S. cities, with more light rail… Read More

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ has huge $220M opening for second all time behind ‘The Force Awakens’

“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” proved that the long-running sci-fi film franchise is still a big draw at the box… Read More

Amtrak train derails off bridge near Seattle, blocking all lanes of I-5

An Amtrak train derailed off of a bridge south of Seattle Monday morning, blocking all lanes of Interstate 5, according… Read More

Facebook cracks down on posts that bait users into liking and sharing content

If you’re tired of seeing posts ordering you to “like if you’re not you before your morning coffee” or “tag… Read More

John Legere

Batman’s new villains: How T-Mobile CEO John Legere plans to foil the cable and satellite TV giants

John Legere is clearly enthused by T-Mobile’s opportunity to build a compelling TV service, but the wireless world’s Batman, as… Read More

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Some assembly required: OceanGate readies Titanic sub for the holidays

EVERETT, Wash. — Almost all the pieces are in place for a Yuletide delivery of Titanic proportions: the completion of a… Read More

Soyuz launch

Russian Soyuz sends crew to space station while SpaceX Dragon makes cargo delivery

News Brief: Three new crew members are on their way to the International Space Station after a successful launch from… Read More

How a custom Microsoft app is helping the Caribbean rebuild after hurricanes

Travel for this story was supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. CODRINGTON, Barbuda — Last month at a… Read More

GeekWire Week in Review

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 10, 2017

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 10, 2017. Read More

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Reports: Pentagon continued UFO investigation program using ‘black money’

The U.S. Department of Defense funded a program to investigate unidentified flying objects until 2012, and the program may well… Read More

Microsoft powers Seahawks sports science; Trail Blazers’ new esports team; and more sports tech news

[Love sports and technology? Sign up for our sports tech newsletter to receive this rundown from GeekWire’s Taylor Soper via email every… Read More

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Net neutrality showdown pits Washington state vs. Washington D.C.

On Thursday, the FCC voted to roll back regulations that protected net neutrality, or the rule that internet providers can’t… Read More

Green Bank Telescope

SETI scientists report radio silence from interstellar object but will keep listening

News Brief: The scientists behind the Breakthrough Listen initiative say they haven’t detected any radio signals coming from a strange… Read More

Big-Brained Superheroes Club taps the STEM smarts of overlooked kids

It was the kids in the hall — the ones loitering and either up-to-no-good or about to be — that… Read More

Mayumi Nakamura

Geek of the Week: Pacific Software Publishing’s Mayumi Nakamura helps small businesses think big digitally

Born and raised in Japan, Mayumi Nakamura found a home in the Pacific Northwest, moving to Portland and earning a Bachelor… Read More

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Working Geek: Zillow VP Rebekah Bastian uses aerial acrobatics to help balance kids and career with social-issue focus

In her first 12 years at Zillow Group, Rebekah Bastian juggled career and a variety of volunteering and mentoring roles.… Read More

Tech helped Cyrus Habib get to Washington’s second-highest office — and new innovations hold even more promise for the blind

Cyrus Habib presides over Washington state’s Senate in his capacity as lieutenant governor — a task that would have been… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on ‘Daily Show’: Immigration makes U.S. a ‘beacon of hope’ around the globe

To know why Microsoft is fighting the Trump administration’s immigration policies, look at how CEO Satya Nadella got to where… Read More

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